According to IDC, the global data usage was more than 59 zettabytes (1 ZB = 1 billion terabytes) in 2020. Also, in the next 2–3 years, the global data usage will be more than what was used in the past 30 years combined. As per a report published on Forbes, around 94 per cent of workloads will be hosted on cloud services. Later in this blog, we will let you know how Azure Data Engineers help utilize this data.
The cloud is majorly utilized for storing, analyzing, and delivering data in various forms. Data Engineers with the help of cloud services work on the data to make it structured and useful. According to PayScale, Data Engineers have the highest average salary closely followed by Data Scientists.
Hence, pursuing a Data Engineer career will never let you down. If you are considering a Data Engineer job title, read on the blog that covers all the necessary topics for you to know, especially the right certifications and training, to become a certified Data Engineer.
Let’s quickly take a look at the topics covered in this blog. If you want to go to a particular one, you can click on it.
- Who is an Azure Data Engineer?
- Why should you clear Azure Data Engineer Certification?
- Who should go for Azure Data Engineer Certification?
- Exam Preparation
- Path to Becoming an Azure Data Engineer
- Why do companies hire Data Engineers?
- Key Benefits of Azure Data Engineer Certification
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Who is an Azure Data Engineer?
Azure Data Engineer is a broad term. These are highly skilled professionals and have many roles to play in an organization. To learn about this title comprehensively, take a look at the following example.
An organization named Intellipaat wants to increase business revenue by utilizing the customer behavioral data on its website. Intellipaat uses Azure for its operations, so it hires an Azure Data Engineer named Jack and also a Data Scientist.
Jack is a Microsoft Certified Azure Data Engineer, and the certification has helped him land this crucial job.
Let’s see how Jack fulfills Intellipaat’s requirements.
First, Jack creates a data warehouse for the organization. A data warehouse is the storage of structured and query-able data. It contains data from various resources such as new user logs, clicks, existing customer data, etc. Jack structures this data, stores it, and monitors it in the data warehouse.
Second, Jack communicates with the Data Scientist to understand the data requirement. He also communicates with the business team to know the business requirements of the organization. He has to keep in mind the business needs when dealing with the data in hand.
Intellipaat’s business team requires a dashboard tool for the visualization of key insights. It helps the team read the data insights easily. The Data Scientist also needs a tool for the deployment of the data as required. He further needs tools and software to analyze and create insights from the processed data. As the company mentions the requirement to develop and deploy the dashboard tools, Jack should be proficient in a high-level programming language such as Java in the first place.
Jack now constantly processes, analyzes, and monitors the data in the pipeline-centric method for Intellipaat. He basically creates a data pipeline through which the data is integrated with all the crucial stages of the data flow. He also makes sure the pipeline is always efficient and secure.
This scenario has given you a clear picture of who an Azure Data Engineer is and what the primary roles need to be played by the professional. Now, let’s move ahead and discuss why should you clear Azure Data Engineer Certification.
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Why should you clear Azure Data Engineer Certification?
According to Microsoft, every year around 365,000 new companies register themselves on Azure. More than 95 percent of the Fortune 500 companies are utilizing Azure cloud services. This in turn increases the number of job opportunities for Azure Data Engineers constantly.
Azure’s growth rate is reaching close to that of AWS every year, and major companies are beginning to trust and adopt Azure more and more. Organizations shifting to Azure, or already are utilizing it, regularly need Microsoft certified professionals who can work on Azure and handle big data. In the above example, you saw how Intellipaat wanted to increase business revenue with the help of a Data Engineer.
According to a survey from Global Knowledge, in 2020, two of the top five highest-paying certifications were from Azure. Microsoft-certified professionals have an edge when they lookout for better opportunities in the cloud career. As in the case of any other technology, companies that use Azure also prefer Microsoft-certified professionals to their non-certified counterparts.
Let’s move ahead and learn about who should go for this certification.
Who should go for Azure Data Engineer Certification?
There’s no hard and fast rule for who should go for this certification. Practically, any Azure or Data enthusiast can and should go for it. However, the following professionals are most suitable for this certification:
- IT professionals who are having experience working with Azure
- Data Engineers with minimum 1-year experience
- IT professionals who want to upskill and upscale their career as an Azure Data Engineer
To get certified, one has to pass the exam, and for that, one needs to know what questions will be asked in it and what the exam pattern will be. In the upcoming section, let’s discuss how you can prepare for this certification exam.
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Exam Preparation
Clearing the certification exam is not an easy task as it covers a wide range of domains and requires knowledge of several tools. Let’s discuss various methods by which you can learn and prepare yourself and pass the exam with flying colors.
First, let’s briefly discuss the exams passing which will award you this particular certification. A few months earlier, you would have to give the following two exams to attain Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Certification.
The skills or domains that are tested in the examination cover a broad range of topics. In the image below, you can see the syllabus outline for the DP-203 exam, which shows various domains and the weightage of each of them. For more subtopics and details, check out this course guide by Microsoft.
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